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To the Editor % the Dsly Dsn0efaI
slk: Ever since yoa became editor Of the
Ds,aesvaf . few years since YOU have fol-
loved . seaIcs OF GnssFying hsssAlisy -
the Street Railway Compsny. No project
has ever come before our citizsas or ths
Common Coaacil. IN which We were inter-
essed. that your paper has nos Immediately
piped up IA opposition. Your reasons for
this are best known 70 yourself: although
We. as well a. citizens generally. are nos
ignorant Of what has influenced your con-
dact in very many cases. We care nothing
about your personal hostility. nor the infu-
enee of your paper. provided il is used in
proper and Legitimate way. There Is point,
however. where We propose now 10 draw
the line. and that is at uncalled for abuse
and lies concerning us. You may make
any legitimate criticism ss 10 our business
or method of conducting il, but you must
cease your misrepresentation. You have
endeayored 10 prejudice the public and in
iure as row Tor q year and half IA the
Lsughlin case, and have not hesitsted 10
print anything that WAS false concerning il
and ne, rather than leave IL where Il prop
erly belongs. in the c0nrts. This yen have
dope, khowing the case was 10 be again tried
before Jury Of our citizens. and IN the
hope that you might tteresy lessen our
chsaces Of fair trial before an impartial
tribunal. You have paic no. regard 10
truth. or TO what is becoming TO . public
journal in your opposition to the proposed
Cherry-st. line. OF course if your personal
and private interests viii receive greater
benefits from the construction Of line up
Fultop-st., in front OF your properly,
than from the construction of line up
Cherry-sts or il you have been seen" by
some of the opponents of that line. well
and good, hammer away Mr.. Editor. only
take care that you keep within the bounds
OF truth. In an editorial yesterday morn
ing commenting on the action OF the
Council Monday evening, you pursue your
usual course and state more things which
are false than true. Our letter to tne Council
was strictly true. We have n6ver before
asked the Council for the right TO build that
line of road, but would have built il had q
satisfactory franchise been granted Us. In
January last. upon the application of many
citizens some of whom are now opposing
it for reasons best known to themselves
but which they have never been able 10 cr-
plain satisfactory, we were ordered 10 build
this line of road; We accepted snd immeo-
lately expended about $4,000 in the pur-
chase of land on East-st., together with
rails, lumber, horses, cars and other
material necessary, all of which we still
have on hand. An injunction suit pre-
vented rs from going on with the work.
and the Superior Court has continued that
Injunction in force until the Council should
pass proper ordinance. The Council by q
strong majority adopted an ordinance, not
entirely satisfactory to US in its provisions,
and the Mayor, who like yourself resides
on Fulton st., and owns property there.
interposed his veto.
Now, so far - you are concerned, Mr..
Editor, whatever may be the outcome Of
| this or any other matter of business, we are
| tired Of being called bankrupt by q man
who IL obliged TO ask accommodations from
bis personal and political friends TO meet
his weekly pay roll. 70 be pronounced exc
| cution proof by q journal which is cbsttsl
mortgaged to its fullest extent, and we
/ therefore call an immediate halt in this
kind of unmanly warfare.
| You are q warm advocate Of the building
| of new lines by the Cable Company, al
| though it has assigned all its property to a
| corporation organized under the laws ol
| Minnesota with none Of our own citizens
| interested in it. Why then do you con.
sisntly endeayor to prejudice Us with the
l people, because 3 few gentlemen FROM
abroad are associated witt some Of our old
est and best known citizens. No creditor
| demands of US daily settlement OF our bills.
| our credit is good at the bank
| for any amount we may ask. Be consistent
in your uttersnces. Mr.. Editor, and give
more attention to your business and less to
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| prosperous, whether ours are or not.
| Yours, etc.
| THE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY,
1 of Grand Rauids